ফিরিঙ্গি

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Bengali

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فرنگی (farangi), ultimately from Old French franc. Cognate with Hindi फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /fiɹiŋɡi/, [ˈfiɹiŋɡiˑ]
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Noun

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ফিরিঙ্গি (phiriṅgi)

  1. a white person; a European; a foreigner; a Bengali Christian; a Bengali of European descent